# Morocco's charm offensive to protect phosphate sale to NZ | RNZ

> Moroccan officials, including OCP's vice president and general counsel, held meetings in New Zealand to defend the phosphate trade against activist arguments that it is tied to an illegal occupation of Western Sahara. About 70% of New Zealand's phosphate comes from Western Sahara, and the two countries have traded for 30 years.

- Date: 2018-04-20 · published 2018-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region New Zealand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65827-morocco-s-charm-offensive-to-protect-phosphate-sale-to-nz-rnz
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md)

## Why it matters

The political pressure could threaten a key NZ phosphate outlet for OCP, but the near-term effect on global phosphate rock and fertilizer prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- rnz.co.nz: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/355629/morocco-s-charm-offensive-to-protect-phosphate-sale-to-nz

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